166 Quotes by Graeme Simsion

If you shut yourself down, you’re wasting two days of your life that someone is trying to make exciting and productive and fun for you.

I am thirty-nine years old, tall, fit, and intelligent, with a relatively high status and above-average income as an associate professor. Logically, I should be attractive to a wide range of women. In the animal kingdom, I would succeed in reproducing.

Medical students. Almost scientists. Pseudo-scientists. I can have fascinating arguments with them.

Feel! Feel, feel, feel! Feelings were disrupting my sense of well-being.

Highly intelligent people are often bullied. As a result of being different. That difference being high intelligence.

I didn’t have years. But I am a quick learner and was in human-sponge mode. I demonstrated.

You both think her work’s more important than me?” “At a global level, yes. If it saves at least two lives, which is likely, then rationally it’s more important. But your mother and I place a huge weighting on your welfare because you’re our son. Fortunately, you have two parents, and I can function as backup. I can perform all tasks that your mother performs.

A few times in my life, I have been manipulated by the sexual power of a woman. “Could you help with my assignment?” I’ll do it for you. “I don’t know why they’ve given me middle seat.” Take mine. “I thought the trains would still be running.” Let me drive your home. No promises, no offers, nothing expected in return.

Rational argument seldom overcame irrational resistance.